Category: Relationships

7 Ways to Celebrate the Women in Your Life On Galentine’s Day

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Everyone has heard of Valentine’s Day, but have you heard of Galentine’s Day? It is a non official holiday, celebrated on February 13th. It originally started as an episode of the TV series, Parks and Rec. The episode, called Galentine’s Day, is from season 2 and is the 16th episode in the series. Since the episode aired, the idea for a day to celebrate female friendships began to take off. This resulted in the unofficial holiday Galentine’s Day that we have today.

No matter if you are a fan of Parks and Rec or want to celebrate your female friends, February 13th is a great way to do it. If you are struggling to think of presents or ways of celebrating the women in your life, here are seven ideas that could give you the inspiration you need! Continue reading “7 Ways to Celebrate the Women in Your Life On Galentine’s Day” →

Thoughts on Romance Novels and Keeping a Realistic Perspective On Love as a Teen

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Many years ago, Taylor Swift was asked in an interview about why she wrote so many romantic songs as a teenager. In her response, she mentioned that she read too many romance novels at that time and didn’t have a realistic perspective on love.

When I heard that, I felt conflicted. I am not everyone, but I thought there were more teenage girls that knew that romance novels are not real life. Real love isn’t always as dreamy as a romance novel. When I was in high school, I saw too many of my female classmate that read romance novels and began pursue relationships based off it. Since they dated boys from our high school, I also got to hear about the gossip and rumors about what the relationship actually was like. Sometimes, I would even get to see how volatile the relationship would be.

This is also why I didn’t want to date anyone from my high school. I was able to graduate without dating anyone, which I felt conflicted about. Today, I am happy I decided to do this. The reason is because out of all the girls in the school, I seemed to emit the most hopeless romanic aura to the boys. Since there were many boys in my high school that wanted to date girls like me because we were the easiest to be with. We wanted to find “The One” and keep him for the rest of our lives. The sad thing is the girls in my high school also wouldn’t say no to doing things they shouldn’t have. Some did this because they wanted to. Some did it in order to keep their boyfriend’s attention and to make sure they don’t leave them. Continue reading “Thoughts on Romance Novels and Keeping a Realistic Perspective On Love as a Teen” →

5 Budget Friendly Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas

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Valentine’s Day is the most popular day to show someone you care about how much they mean to you. Even though people don’t want to hold back in showering someone with gifts, it isn’t always the wisest, budget friendly decision. Even though finances are tight this year, consider showing that special someone with these five budget friendly gifts. Continue reading “5 Budget Friendly Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas” →

6 Tips for Celebrating Valentine’s Day Alone

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I have celebrated many Valentine’s Day alone. Some have been easier to celebrate than others. Today, I know I spent all those Valentine’s Days alone for a good reason: To learn more about myself and what kind of love I’m looking for.

In the lead up to Valentine’s Day, I decided to write posts about relationships and love. Not just love from a stand point of couples, but love of others, self, and for anything that makes someone feel happy. For this post, I wanted to talk about six tips for celebrate Valentine’s Day alone. I want this post to be optimistic, so I tried to write every tip from the stand point of moving into the next year cycle without someone important while not giving up on love. I hope it inspires anyone who spends Valentine’s Day alone to not give up hope! Continue reading “6 Tips for Celebrating Valentine’s Day Alone” →

6 Christmas and Holiday Date Ideas

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but it can be a busy time of the year. Since it can be hard to make time to spend time with someone you’re in a relationship with, it can be easier to turn something you normally will be doing during the holiday season into a date. Since I feel this way this time of the year, here are six of my favorite Christmas and holiday date ideas. Some of the ideas are more fun and require time planning for a specific event, but they are a lot of fun and are enjoyable during the holiday season. Continue reading “6 Christmas and Holiday Date Ideas” →

5 Fall Date Ideas

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Fall is currently in full swing and, after the mass closures due to the 2020 pandemic, many activities becoming more and more open. This is also a great time to try to get out of the house and have a date with a loved one. If you are looking for a date that is fall themed, here are five date ideas that are not all fall themed, but could be a lot of fun to do with a group of friends as well.

  1. Go to a Farm and Pick a Pumpkin
  2. Watch a High School Football Game
  3. Carve Pumpkins
  4. See The Fall Colors (Tree’s Leaves Turing Colors)
  5. Go for A Hike

Well, that’s all for now! Thank you for reading!

My 5 Rules for a First Date

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I don’t like to talk openly about my relationships online, but it’s because I like to be privet about my personal life. There are many things I don’t mind opening up online, but there are things I don’t want to talk about. One of the biggest areas I don’t want to talk about online is my relationships.

Despite this, I recently thought about dating, relationships, and what to do on a first date. I used to have rules I used to follow as a teenager, but as an adult woman, I knew I would need to adjust these rules for an adult. I have many rules about dating, including safety concerns for a blind date with a complete stranger, but I wanted to share my 5 main rules for a first date. Most of these rules are meant for men I go out with and how I hope the date will go, but I hope someone will maybe have an idea for a future date of their own. Continue reading “My 5 Rules for a First Date” →